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DSU Medical Terminology
Prefixes and Suffixes
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Medical
Undergraduate 2
02/17/2013

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Term
-itis
Definition

inflammation



tonsillitis, appendicitis

Term
-osis
Definition

abnormal condition



cyanosis (of blueness, due to cold or low oxygen)

Term
-ectomy
Definition

to cut out (remove)



appendectomy, tonsillectomy

Term
-otomy
Definition

= to cut into



tracheotomy

Term
-ostomy
Definition

to make a
“mouth”



colostomy (to make a permanent opening in colon)

Term
a/an
Definition

without, none



anemia (literally no blood but means few red cells)

Term
micro
Definition

small



microstomia (abnormally small mouth)

Term
macro
Definition

 large



macrostomia (abnormally large mouth)

Term
-scopy/ -scopic
Definition

to look, observe



colonoscopy (look into colon)

Term
-graphy/ -graph
Definition

recording
an image



mammography (imaging the breasts)

Term
-gram
Definition

= the image (X-ray)



mammogram

Term
mega/ -megaly
Definition

= enlarged



megacolon (abnormally large colon = large intestine)

Term
-ology/ -ologist
Definition
= study, specialize in
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